Bangkok vs Islamabad - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Islamabad
🚶 Cost of living one person
$994
$439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2947
$1168
🏠 One person rent
$425
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$1110
$457
🍽️ Food expenses
$301
$150
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$35.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$723
$256
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
26 km
🎓 Higher education
89
67
😀 Quality of life
74
49
🏙️ Population
5.68M
1.01M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 127% more expensive than in Islamabad. Cities ranked 5738th and 8895th ($994 vs $439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Thailand and Pakistan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 0.6 months in Islamabad. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Islamabad ranked 2nd in Pakistan, while ranked 1355th and 6293rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Islamabad

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Bangkok Islamabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$1.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.1
$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.16
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.89
$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.63
$0.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$568
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$292
$92
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1675
$505
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63
$71.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.22%
20.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5850
$1307
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2650
$493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.3
$6.82
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$4.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$6.35
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$0.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$0.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$0.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$19.5
$1.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.88
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.39
$2.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.56
$0.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$1.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.9
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.39
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$40.8
$17.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$2.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$20.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$662
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13758
$3133

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$759
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$787
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$786
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$739
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$613
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$664
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$564
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$769
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$758
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$800
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$773
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$676
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$703
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$564
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$674
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$570
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$633
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$697
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$533
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$559
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$630
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$608
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$806
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$564
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$763
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$612
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$555
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$754
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$745
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$561
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1168
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$635
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$819
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$529
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$514
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$919
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$711
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$742
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$783

Cities near Islamabad

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Rawalpindi
$376
33 km or 20 mi Wah
$323
91 km or 57 mi Mirpur
$328
108 km or 67 mi Mardan
$372
131 km or 82 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
132 km or 82 mi Baramulla
$277
135 km or 84 mi Mingora
$354
146 km or 91 mi Peshawar
$338
148 km or 92 mi Kohat
$374
158 km or 98 mi Gujrat
$330
169 km or 105 mi Srinagar
$388
183 km or 114 mi Sargodha
$456
191 km or 119 mi Hafizabad
$380
193 km or 120 mi Sialkot
$335
200 km or 124 mi Jammu
$344
203 km or 126 mi Gujranwala
$280
220 km or 137 mi Chiniot
$373
222 km or 138 mi Kamoke
$308
239 km or 148 mi Sheikhupura
$376
252 km or 156 mi Jalalabad
$358
254 km or 158 mi Faisalabad
$319
268 km or 167 mi Lahore
$406
279 km or 173 mi Jhang
$292
285 km or 177 mi Gojra
$344
287 km or 178 mi Amritsar
$500
287 km or 179 mi Sahiwal
$312
291 km or 181 mi Pathankot
$407
292 km or 182 mi Khost
$441
324 km or 201 mi Okara
$310
353 km or 219 mi Gardez
$469
356 km or 221 mi Jalandhar
$378
368 km or 229 mi Kabul
$599
392 km or 244 mi Khanewal
$358
396 km or 246 mi Burewala
$360
408 km or 253 mi Ludhiana
$430
418 km or 260 mi Multan
$371
427 km or 266 mi Ghazni
$476
465 km or 289 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
468 km or 291 mi Puli Khumri
$457
483 km or 300 mi Chandigarh
$397